Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charter Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wells , and the 916th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charter Way (BA5 2FB) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Wells average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charter Way (BA5 2FB), the main crime hotspot is near Algar Court. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charter Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bignal Rand Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Powell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Perkins Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Algar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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